BLONDE BOMBSHELL: Kate is one of the most in-demand models in the world [ELLE]

Kate Upton has rocketed to international fame thanks to two incredibly voluptuous assets and her girl-next-door good looks.

But in the past, agents in the industry actually wanted the bombshell to LOSE some of her va-va-voom in order to squeeze into a smaller size.

The 22-year-old said: "Agents have put me under pressure to lose weight in the past. I would go on set and clients loved me. And then I would go into an agency and feel like crap about myself. They would say: ‘Just lose five more [pounds]!"

Thankfully, the buxom blonde stuck two fingers up to the modelling industry and decided not to swap carbs for carrot sticks to fit in.

ROLE MODEL: Kate refused to lose her bombshell body for agents [WENN]

“I became a woman, and I was really excited about becoming a woman”

Kate Upton

She continued: "But I couldn’t give a crap. I still don’t. To me, agents don’t necessarily understand the realities of the industry; they’re sitting behind a desk. I never listen. I’m fine."

Kate left her swimsuit shoot roots behind her for a day to appear on the cover of Elle magazine, and covered up her hourglass figure in gorgeous designs from Christopher Kane, Dior, Alaia, Chloé, Burberry and Prada.

However, even when draped in fur and silk rather than wearing a bikini top the size of a postage stamp, the beauty couldn't avoid chatting about her mind-boggling body.

The Other Woman star said: "When I first started modelling, I was a normal catalogue model. Then, I became a woman, and I was really excited about becoming a woman.